Western Bumble Bee

Historically broadly distributed in western North America. Bombus occidentalis occurs along the Pacific coast and western interior of North America, from Arizona, New Mexico and California, north through the Pacific Northwest and into Alaska. Eastward, the distribution stretches to the northwestern Great Plains and southern Saskatchewan.  

This weekend, BUGfest will celebrate the western bumble bee

Bumble Bees of Alaska: A Field Guide (U.S. National Park Service)

Western bumblebee on goldenrod in the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon

Western Bumble Bee - Extinction

Species Illustrations - PNW Bumble Bee Atlas

Bumble Bees

Species Illustrations - PNW Bumble Bee Atlas

IBP - Blog Post

COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Western Bumble Bee

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20+ Western Bumble Bee Bombus Occidentalis Stock Photos, Pictures & Royalty-Free Images - iStock

Bumble Bee Removal & Control in Western NY